Explore the trends shaping your investment decisions at the Fleet Summit
With rising operating costs, sustainability targets and the ongoing focus on driver safety and fleet efficiency, fleet professionals are looking at new ways to improve performance and manage their vehicles more effectively. The Fleet Summit brings together senior fleet decision-makers to explore the latest solutions across telematics, EVs, vehicle lifecycle management, compliance and fleet technology, with the […]
UK safety mandates raise the bar – but how can existing vehicles keep pace?
The UK is taking a major step towards safer roads, with the Government moving ahead with plans to mandate 18 advanced vehicle safety technologies for mass-produced vehicles under the Great Britain type approval scheme. The package includes Advanced Distraction Warning and Drowsiness and Attention Warning – technologies designed to identify risks such as driver distraction and fatigue […]
The Gap Between Knowing and Doing: Why UK fleet managers can’t stop at visibility of risk
Most fleet and safety leaders can already tell you which of their drivers are racking up points, which ones have had a near miss, or which licences are due for a check. The hard part is turning that knowledge into action before it becomes a claim, a prosecution, or worse. Risk management technology provider, SambaSafety, […]
Record bank holiday traffic set to test fleet and logistics operations
Fleet and logistics operators should prepare for significant congestion over the late August bank holiday, with the RAC predicting a record-breaking 20 million leisure journeys on UK roads between Friday 28 and Monday 31 August. The forecast would make the weekend the busiest late summer bank holiday on the roads since RAC records began in […]
Supply chain disruption set to increase fleet costs as businesses build resilience
Fleet managers may need to prepare for continued supply chain disruption, with new research suggesting businesses expect geopolitical uncertainty, material shortages and transport challenges to persist. A global study commissioned by the British Standards Institution (BSI) surveyed 1,600 professionals involved in supply chain, logistics, procurement, ESG, finance, legal and operational risk management. The findings suggest […]
LPG Vehicle Conversion for Fleets: Assessing cost and suitability
As fleets transition towards lower-emission vehicles, battery electric technology understandably dominates much of the discussion. But electrification is not necessarily suitable for every vehicle, route or replacement cycle, leaving some operators considering alternative fuels for parts of their existing fleet. LPG vehicle conversion allows a suitable petrol-engined vehicle to run on liquefied petroleum gas, normally […]